Word: instead
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...very tempted," he says now of the offer, which included a $50,000 bonus. But Bingham had labored through senior year with a leg injury and chose the Harvard route instead...
...criticism is well-received only when economists preach what societies wish to hear, then pulpits should be at the rear instead of the front to indicate clearly who is leading," Stigler added...
...Instead of saying, 'The United States escalated its involvement in the Vietnam War,' texts will say, 'The Vietnam War started, and grew, and grew, and soon became full-fledged,'" Fitzgerald said. "I call it the 'Crabgrass Theory' of the Vietnam War," she added...
...more or less aware of Japanese success in many products. We know that compared to a few years ago, we now buy Japanese hi-fi equipment instead of American, Japanese cameras instead of German, Japanese television sets instead of American, Japanese watches instead of Swiss. The four largest motorcycle manufacturers in the United States are Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Suzuki. Twenty years ago the Japanese produced less than 100,000 automobiles, last year 100 times as many--10,000,000--about the same as the U.S. produced. Since it does not involve consumer goods, fewer Americans know that Japan produces...
...highest praise he can muster for tennis only underscores his preference for baseball: "Tennis is like taking batting practice all day. Instead of getting up four times, you get up a thousand...